Review: Joe Danger 2 The Movie

G'day there!

With the prequel being a smash hit, many gamers clamored to get their hands on the following title in the series. Joe Danger, the "sickest stunt man alive", has returned to face his biggest challenge of his life; the silver screen.

The introductions over, the simplest way to describe this game is with three simple words: copy and paste. Controls haven't changed at all, colouring lightened ever so slightly and the voice acting is little improvement to the same words repeated. The only difference is the gameplay; this was enough to coax me into playing this game, for the greatness and love of the first title. From Indiana Jones shoutouts, classic Bond scenes, jetpack slamming and sneaking through levels, the game progresses slowly, the repetition of obsticles and objectives quite shallow. While many maps are quite different, they hold the same formula that the original game had: ramps, change lanes and hidden areas.

While you still may collect stars and DANGER as you progress, the only real difference is instead of colleting red coins, you collect bananas.
Understandable that Hello Games consists of one man only, to release a sequel to a popular game so soon was a huge gamble and this throw of the dice was not to pay off.
The plus of this game is the new found Multiplayer. Featuring two players on console, you may race a friend. However, the game lacks online multiplayer. For a game you can only download online and to feature multiplayer that you cannot play online with seems like a worthless asset. The games dashboard is as slow moving as ever, forcing you to stop on every selection until you reached your chosen place, whether costume or exit.

Overall, the sequel for a game is usually a brilliant piece of art or something to be despised and forgotten of. Joe Danger 2 makes no exception to the common gaming knowledge: All great games always have a horrible sequel.

Out of 10, I give Joe Danger 2 The Movie a 4.5/10

Good Points
+ Gameplay is fun...

Bad Points
- ...but gets repetitive fast
- Barely any new features
- Still horrible navigation system
- Copy and paste graphics and controls
- No Online Multiplayer on a DLG? Silly...
- Too high of a price for such bad quality

Joe Danger 2 is out now for 1200 MSP ($20)